Hanoi City Hop On Hop Off (Route)

Operating Schedule: 8:30 am - 9:30 pm on Monday - Thursday, 8:30 am – 8:00 pm on Friday – Sunday.
The meeting point: at Dong Kinh Nghia Thuc Square, 7 Dinh Tien Hoang on Monday to 7:00 pm Friday, at Hanoi Opera House from 7:30 pm Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
With a 24-hours valid ticket, travelers can join day and night tour, but after 5pm the buses run without stopping. Travelers cannot hop on and off.

1. Dong Kinh Nghia Thuc Square
Meeting point and Ticket Box: Dong King Nghia Thuc Square - No 7 Dinh Tien Hoang

2. St. Joseph Cathedral
St. Joseph’s Cathedral was built in 1884, with an architectural style resembling the Notre Dame de Paris. The church was one of the first structures built by the French colonial government in French Indochina when it opened in December 1886. It is the oldest church in Hanoi. Have no entrance fee

3. Vietnam Military History Museum
The Flag Tower of Hanoi is one of the rare architectural works in Hanoi Citadel that was fortunate enough to not be destroyed by the French domination administration between 1894 and 1897. Its existence of nearly 200 years and now renowned as one of the historic symbols of Hanoi

4. Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum
The President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is a mausoleum which serves as the resting place of Vietnamese revolutionary leader and President Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi, Vietnam. It is a large building located in the center of Ba Dinh Square, where Ho, Chairman of the Workers’ Party of Vietnam from 1951 until his death in 1969, read the Declaration of Independence on 2 September 1945, establishing the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.

5. One Pillar Pagoda
The One Pillar Pagoda is a temple with special structure: a building laid on one pillar. The original pagoda was built in 1049, had some additions and was perfected in 1105. It is regarded alongside the Perfume Temple, as one of Vietnam’s two most iconic temples. Have no entrance fee

6. Tran Quoc Pagoda
The Tran Quoc Pagoda in Hanoi is the oldest pagoda in the city, originally constructed in the sixth century during the reign of Emperor Ly Nam De (from 544 until 548), thus giving it an age of more than 1,500 years

7. Cua Bac Parish Church
Cua Bac Church is a Roman Catholic church in Hanoi, Vietnam. The church was built in 1932 by the French administration of Indochina as a part of the Hanoi’s urban plan supervised by Ernest Hébrard. Today, Cua Bac Church is one of the three major churches of Hanoi, together with Ham Long Church and Saint Joseph Cathedral

8. Quan Thanh Temple
Quan Thanh Temple was established during the reign of Emperor Ly Thái To (reigned 1010–1028) and was dedicated to Tran Vu, Deity of the North in Taoism, whose symbols of power are the serpent and turtle (see section on Animal Symbolism below). It is one of the Four Sacred Temples that were built in four directions to protect the capital from malevolent spirits.

9. Imperial Citadel of Thang Long
The Thang Long Imperial Citadel was built in the 11th century by the Ly Viet Dynasty, marking the independence of the Dai Viet. It was constructed on the remains of a Chinese fortress dating from the 7th century, on drained land reclaimed from the Red River Delta in Hanoi.

10. Temple Of Literature
Van Mieu is a temple dedicated to Confucius in Hanoi, northern Vietnam. The temple also hosts the Imperial Academy, Vietnam’s first national university. The temple was built in 1070 at the time of Emperor Ly Thanh Tong. It is one of several temples in Vietnam which is dedicated to Confucius, sages and scholars

11. Hoa Lo Prison Relic
Hoa Lo Prison was a prison in Hanoi originally used by the French colonists in Indochina for political prisoners, and later by North Vietnam for U.S. prisoners of war during the Vietnam War. During this later period, it was known to American POWs as the “Hanoi Hilton”. The prison was demolished during the 1990s, although the gatehouse remains as a museum.

12. Vietnamese Women’s Museum
The Vietnamese Women’s Museum, established and operated by the Vietnam Women’s Union, officially opened its doors to public in 1995. The Vietnam Women’s Museum has a diverse collection of more than 40,000 materials and artifacts related to Vietnamese women. In addition to permanent exhibits, Vietnamese woman museum also organizes many special thematic exhibitions with a new approach of social anthropology, reflecting the development and changes of contemporary society through projects targeting many different groups, particularly vulnerable women and disadvantaged children.

13. Hanoi Opera House
The Hanoi Opera House, or the Grand Opera House is an opera house in central Hanoi, Vietnam. It was erected by the French colonial administration between 1901 and 1911. Hanoi Opera House is one of three opera houses that the French built during their time in Indochina, the others are Haiphong Opera House and Municipal Theatre in Ho Chi Minh city.

14. 75 P. Đinh Tiên Hoàng
Hanoi Post Office is more than 100 years old. It is the symbol of the capital. Designed and built by Henri Vildieu from 1894 to 1899, the Hanoi Post Office possesses a neoclassical architectural style. This complex has had 125 years of existence with the familiar name “Post office by the lake”.

Points of Interest

• Dong Kinh Nghia Thuc Square

• Vietnam Military History Museum

• On-board WiFi
• Complimentary bottled water
• Comfortable air-conditioned vehicle
• Passenger insurance on bus
• Conical hat and raincoat provided
• All fees and taxes included
• Free city map

• Food and Drinks
• Gratuities (optional)
• Hotel pickup and drop-off
• Pick up and drop off airport
• Hanoi Flag Tower 30.000 VND, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum 25.000VND, Chua Tran Quoc 5.000VND
• Quan Thanh Temple 10.000 VND; Imperial Citadel of Thang Long 30.000 VND
• Temple of Literature & National University 30.000 VND, Hoa Lo Prison 30.000 VND
• Vietnamese Women’s Museum 40.000 VND